Saved from Extinction - How human intervention saved 5 species

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In this week's video, we are looking at how 5 species were brought back to safe numbers after being on the brink of extinction.
1. The Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
2. The Rarotonga Monarch/Flycatcher (Pomarea dimidiata)
3. The American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
4. The Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
5. The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

[@ellotheearthling]

The fact that we were so close to having a world without humpback whales, american alligators, and pandas is mind blowing

[@asatopaz2079]

It's so weird to think that American Alligators were nearly extinct once, compared to how common they are now.

[@zvonimiraugustinjutrisa774]

​@@asatopaz2079strange how it happens once you give it some peace and quite with adequate space.

[@wilhelmbetz3565]

It's strange that a animal as famous as the wolf almost went extinct in germany.

[@PuppytheJackRussellGreyhound]

​@@wilhelmbetz3565they did in the u.s in the 1800s as well

[@Fluff-rq7tv]

Pandas aren't unsurprising

[@otrimapramanikdas7154]

My birthplace is India and there is another example of this- The Bengal tiger. In 2006 tigers in India were on the brink of extinction as their numbers had dropped to 1,411 from 58,000 in 1900 but after strict conservation efforts and habitat restoration their numbers doubled to 2,967 in 2018 making India the first country to double it's tiger population before the targeted year of 2022. And now in the recent tiger census of India the population has increased to 3,167.

[@all.about.nature1987]

India has done an amazing job at conservation. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@nckojita]

honestly esp when i consider the sundarbans, india’s conservation efforts for tigers is amazing. they’re such terrifying yet beautiful animals & i hope those numbers keep rising!

[@johnsaia9739]

In the US the only place to find both the American alligator and the American crocodile in their natural habitat is South Florida. They are restoring the American crocodile's numbers, but very slowly.

[@davidwesley2525]

Another animal that came back from the brink of extinction is the California Condor . 1987 there were only 27 California Condors. Today there are over 500 California Condors . The Oregon Zoo in Portland Oregon has 4 Male California Condors on public display.

[@sarahjkadlec4029]

And bald eagles. These two species spurred MBTA and the conservation efforts in the US

[@c-puff]

We just had one of our white rhinos poached a few months ago and I am still furious about it. A Game reserve near where I live was giving guided tours, and showed us and a few international tourists one of the big bulls they had. They said they cannot confirm if they have any more, for fear of poaching, and urged all tourists NOT to post any photos they might take of it to any social media of any kind. However, only a week later, the big bull was poached. It resulted in a cross-province chase with authorities, during which the poachers threw the horn out of the car, hoping it would get the authorities off their backs. But it didn't and they continued to be chased. I don't know the reason, but my gut believes that a tourist did not listen and posted photos of the rhino to their social media, letting know where a very large male could be found. We have a big problem with crime cartels in this country having ties to China, who so often exploit our wildlife for bogus medicine that does nothing and I am so tired of it. It sadly also causes me to harbor bad feelings towards China as a country as a whole, for allowing these continued beliefs in garbage medicine which directly affects my country, especially as our nature and wildlife is one of our biggest points of pride. Especially in a country with so much going wrong in it.

[@falcon_arkaig]

It frustrates me to no end how little these pouchers care about the environment and animals. What will they do when all the rhinos are gone forever? Or Elephants, or Tigers?

[@rawkguy4896]

The fact that the Chinese still believe in this ancient magic is unbelievable. Especially since its wiped out so many species. Like holy shit how stupid can some people be?

[@jamie2487]

Look into Chinese floating cities if you REALLY want to hate them and their ecological impact on the world

[@thatonerotom8999]

They better have caught those poachers and gave them hell.

[@craigsuckling5650]

The Black Robin of New Zealand recovered from 5 individual birds on a tiny remote rock of an island, with just one of them a being a fertile female. So every living bird today (there are around 300) descended from just one bird. Definitely one of the most remarkable conservation stories.

[@julialungan4722]

Her name is old blue!

[@davidwesley2525]

​@@julialungan4722She Lived Almost Twice the Average Life Span. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@khrellian3327]

Make a part 2! I want to hear more about our success stories.

[@gabrielneri2820]

Some other animals that made massive comebacks, thanks to conservation, include the american bison and the pwrezalski horse

[@whos.le0]

it’s przewalski and it wasn’t going extinct it just disappeared from the ukraine and came back

[@olliew3297]

I can literally not imagine having grown up in south Florida without our neighborhood gator. Who knows about all the species stolen from us by previous generations we may have coexisted with

[@SavoxYT]

Don't forget the Hood Island giant tortoise, which was saved by the gigachad Diego.

[@Glassandcandy]

When my dad was a little boy in the late 50s and early 60s. He told me there were two things he almost NEVER saw: pelicans and alligators. Fast forward to when I was a young boy in the late 90s and early 00s and he would take me rides in his truck around the harbors and beach to look at all the pelicans and alligators together. He would tell me about how he always wanted to see these animals as a kid and never got to, but that he was so happy that I was able to see them now. It fostered a deep care and appreciation in me for wildlife and the desire to see more endangered species one day thrive

[@TimG57867]

Absolutely would love a part 2!

[@nannettefreeman7331]

I live in San Pedro, California, birthplace of recreational whale watching. The director of our local aquarium, an ex-lifeguard named John Olguin, arranged for some local fishermen to take tourists out on their boats during off-season back in the 1960s, & the rest is history! We also have John to thank for saving Pt Fermin Lighthouse (where he & his family lived for many years), popularizing the "Grunion Run," founding the Polar Bears (those nutjobs who swim in ice cold waters on New Year's Day), our 4th of July fireworks show, & making tourism to Catalina Island "a thing." He & his wife Muriel, a well-known local artist (see: Angel's Gate Cultural Center) frequently traveled through shark-infested waters to the island via rowboat! His is a fascinating story that I highly recommend anyone who's interested in ocean conservation check out. It's hard to believe that one man did so much! His contributions towards bringing the humpback whale back from the brink of extinction alone is more than most of us will do during our lifetimes. But he did so much more! John Olguin. Seriously. Look him up. ✌🏼

[@Engifarting456]

probs to all those gigachads saving the animals

[@stacierosario]

I am absolutely obsessed with your channel I just subscribed a couple of days ago and I'm so glad you are rapidly growing after doing this for 2 years! Amazing work and I can't wait to continue to listen to your soothing voice talk about animal conservation and nature related content:3

[@Crystal-ks7qf]

I've been watching your videos all morning .Your videos are so well put together.

[@SnivyDoll]

Hi I just discovered your channel and I'm here to stay! But maybe a weird question, are you perhaps filipino-canadian?

[@all.about.nature1987]

Interesting. I am Canadian. But not filipino. Do I have a specific accent?

[@Monkey_lives_in_Krajina]

GREATEST COMEBACKS EVER

[@jusjetz]

It really does put a smile on my face and we should never stop fighting to save the species that created our perfect but precious environment.

[@MourningCoffeeMusic]

This is most likely why Ice Age Megafauna went extinct; we just can’t leave giant animals alone.

[@enzoguevara6699]

I am happy for this creature’s return

[@patriciamurdoch7410]

really good and yes for a part 2

[@jamesab-]

Wow I was watching your video on animals extinct in the wild when this was posted.

[@lindamurdoch9888]

great video again. Keep it up

[@obitoushia9852]

i love these kind of videos

[@okiedokieartichokie772]

I work at a nature center and I can't imagine coming to and not having my baby alligators greet me every morning. People are rill very much terrified of alligators and they ask me everyday if we "got rid of" all the alligators in the lake. Then are appalled when I tell them no.

[@Maybachdemon]

One more animal that's making a comback, the Bermuda Petrel, locally known as a Cahow. Just found your channel today and its some really great stuff! Keep it up!

[@GGames826]

he did a lost and found species vid on it right now :D

[@GGames826]

The thumbnail is missing for 125 years with a voltzkopfs chameleon on it idk how u spell voltzkopf

[@AnimecrazySakura7]

It’s CRAZY to think that american alligators almost went extinct. They’re such a common sight in the south these days I would have never guessed! Glad they’re still around for us to appreciate ❤

[@lukelangston7145]

I watch all your videos

[@paintingkitsune]

I would like to see a part 2. Suggestions: Bald eagle Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Red Wolf

[@all.about.nature1987]

Thanks for the comment! I covered Bald Eagles pretty extensively recently in another video and I plan on making a whole video about the Lord Howe Stick Insect soon.

[@paintingkitsune]

@@all.about.nature1987 Ok. I have not gone through all your videos yet. One other suggestion if you haven't covered it yet---the Florida panther.

[@inachos5759]

this seems like a interesting channel

[@ilayohana3150]

The northern white rhino was not as lucky as the southern one, poaching drove them to extinction with the known population consisting of only 2 females.

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

Just imagine a world about American Alligators.

[@fluttershy6630]

Aw i wonder how they managed to save the southern white rhino but not the northern one :(

[@jeffbybee5207]

More effective government in South Africa

[@yfrontsguy]

Do one on plants next please !

[@user-fd1vc4sx7f]

Lets restore more species to their native habitats! 😻

[@user-kt8yp5ho2y]

Both American and Chinese alligators were almost get extinct and saved firm extinction by men and which is very ironic….

[@shamrockshnake1366]

the chinese alligator is still very much critically endangered and there are very few individuals living in the wild. however there are about 20,000 individuals living in captivity.

[@user-kt8yp5ho2y]

@@shamrockshnake1366 How unlucky those poor creatures…

[@DevonLeSuer]

BACKSTREET'S BACK ALRIGHT! 😲😲😲

[@ursaobrsp]

here in BRazil we have alligators too not only in China or USA they live

[@SuperTurtle0]

now make a video about the ones we almost brought back but they died

[@sebastiansochanski]

👌

[@fatemesalehi5946]

Part 2 yes

[@all.about.nature1987]

Yes, I made a part 2. 👍🏼

[@MrTedrow]

Your video well done we almost lost the panda 🐼 thank goodness for the national zoo San Diego Memphis zoo Mexico City zoo

[@farouqtoury2686]

i think the atlas lion was also a specie that was brought back after a huge decline in the population but im not sure if the current ones are pure bred

[@serfranklin6022]

Saved 5 and brought 5000 to extinction

[@catalinacaro8183]

I think that the number of humpback whales are higer than before comercial whaling because they aren't being hunted in non cometial way either (the way it would be sustainable and not take them to the brink of extintion)

[@patriciaaturner289]

How about the California condor?

[@IkeReviews]

The usa has brought back the bald eagle one of national symbols from extinction

[@gabrielklushkan2438]

K cool

[@iankeel7914]

OK, so American' Aligators are " Creator's of critical habitats" for other speciecs !", what about the American Crocodile? It's far more endangered and ignored. Southern white rhino ! are so rare ! Maybe, but the Northern White is extinct, so you need to look in more than one direction.

[@noneofyourbuisness1679]

Look into the American bison - probably one of the earliest examples of conservation. What’s rather repulsive was 😊that it wasn’t even personal. It was all about forcing Native Americans off their land. The bison just got in the crossfire because they were the native’s prime source of food. No bison, no natives. There’s an infamous phot of a man standing atop a mound of bison skulls. I forget the exact height, but it was easily the size of a two-story building, minimum.

[@pranavhaldar1943]

Have you forgotten about royal Bengal tiger

[@Zanz0vida]

How human intervention saved 5 species from extinction as a result of human intervention

[@addisone8902]

Thank you for having the feet conversation in your videos! It’s very annoying to have to estimate or translate whenever something is in meters, centimeters, etc.

[@user-yn4xc8kt3i]

I mean, it's pretty annoying for the rest of the entire world to have to worry about the last country that uses archaic and non-standard measurements. Americans think they're special for some reason and won't learn to use the system literally everyone, everywhere uses.

[@sziklamester1244]

The Pandas can be saved if we altering their genomes to be able to eat other things too. Being a specialist instead of a generalist is sometimes not helps the animal. Some other animals, mainly insects are declining in large rate so new ways need to be implement in the agriculture sector before we drive into extinction these creatures.

[@farouqtoury2686]

i think the only thing holding them back is how little the time they have to mate

[@sziklamester1244]

@@farouqtoury2686 That also, because it is a shord period of time to mating and what in other videos was mentionned often the pandas behave as a bad parent or accidentally killing their youngsters. A more generalist diet and faster reproduction could save them.

[@Engifarting456]

@@farouqtoury2686 actually because pandas are picky over their mate

[@eljanrimsa5843]

I'm not sure if you are interested in facts, but pandas have not lost their ability to eat almost anything like all bears. On the contrary, they can't digest bamboo very well and have adapted their lifestyles accordingly. Perhaps we can alter our own genome to let giant pandas live in the the bamboo forests where they lived for millions of years.

[@sziklamester1244]

@@eljanrimsa5843 Well, most animals can eat both plant and flesh matter and pandas are capable too but they adapted this style relatively short time to avoid competition. Herbivores lso cannot say no to meat if there is an option for it but usually they do eat what they adapted for. Altering genes could result better adaptation or disaster too. Why I wrote the first paragraph on my original comment is because they recently adapted to eat bamboo and most of their diet is about eat and digest it. They are clumsy and have some disadvantages and this is their saving grace.

[@MsLindamee]

Although i think its wonderful to see rhino's with their horns i think the way forward is for them to be medically removed, at least the animal doesn't suffer the pain from poachers.

[@sheilastaneart9469]

The bald eagle

[@mikdavies5027]

"How human intervention saved 5 species", who put them on the brink in the first place?

[@jamesgon7345]

There’s alligators from texas in the rio grande

[@dshe8637]

It's a shame Japan isn't also protecting whales😢

[@dragonslayer0]

Human intervention ruined these animals And then the heading Lol

[@ilayohana3150]

I was dissapointed to see this video only included animals who were driven to near extinction by humans, I was hoping for one like the Iberian lynx, that would've gone extinct without human intervention despite it naturally dying out.

[@TheOdsd1977]

Soy de España y te puedo asegurar de que el Lince Ibérico se extinguía por la caza. No de forma "natural".

[@erichtomanek4739]

You lost me with your climate change nonsense. Down Vote.

[@efrainoctavio3506]

Cope

[@georgefleming4956]

Buy, buy!

[@tre7132]

Where are you lost

[@johnsaia9739]

Climate change from mankind's activities is a myth.

[@johnsaia9739]

@@all.about.nature1987 Sorry, but manmade climate change has been proven to be a myth. Your activism doesn't trump the truth. The climate has changed many times over the eons even before man was a species on the Earth.